CVE-2008-0888

Critical

Description

The NEEDBITS macro in the inflate_dynamic function in inflate.c for unzip can be invoked using invalid buffers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors that trigger a free of uninitialized or previously-freed data.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.3
Exploit probability—
ProductUnzip
PublishedMar 17, 2008
First seenMar 17, 2008

How to fix

Update
  • unzip_project unzip6.0 or later
  • apple mac_os_x10.6.3 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
unzip_project unzipv < 6.06.0
canonical ubuntu_linux6.06, 6.10, 7.04, 7.10—
apple mac_os_xv < 10.6.310.6.3
debian debian_linux4.0—

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